Recorded 1980–1990 Unisex name Peak 1990 12 births

Kalae — unisex name

12 babies named Kalae in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s7
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kalae was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kalae in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalae

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Kalae between 1980 and 1990, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Kalae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kalae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kalae at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

12

Since 1980

11 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1980

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kalae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1980

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19901980 5

Kalae popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2010 (Kalae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2010 5

Kalae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 58% of Kalae's all-time total
1980s51990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalae?
12 babies have been named Kalae since 1980. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Kalae most popular?
Kalae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Kalae a unisex name?
Yes, Kalae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 12 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kalae been used?
Kalae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 11 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kalae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.